Dez B – cheers – that’s a good way of looking at things. No, I don’t want to be criminal scum. I’m still flabbergasted at how lightly he got off though…

Southern Yeti – yep insured AND with legal cover but, guess what, they regard this as a “consumer issue” and won’t get involved.

I must admit I wondered what would happen from a legal / ownership point of view if the car was written off whilst in my custody. Not for a moment suggesting that I would do anything to make this the case..

It seems a lot of problems could have been avoided if the original owners of the car hadn’t dithered about reporting it stolen.

Indeed….

First call in the morning is Citizen’s Advice Bureau to get to help with kicking off the Small Claims process. If they’re rubbish and / or too slow then I’ll have to lawyered up.

muppetWrangler – went from orginal purchasing dealer to a 2nd hand car broker, to the dealer who sourced it to my request over the space of a couple of months.

I think the “victim” took their time reporting it as they pursued it as a civil matter until they realised he had sold the car on.

What do you think should happen?

For example in Scotland I understand this would all be between the victim and the perpetrator.

muppetWrangler – the car came to me via about 4 different traders

Think my main chance is from the person who sold it to me – but will probably involve small claims court and further financial risk. And because someone down the line stands to lose out completely it’ll be contested every step of the way.

It’s the principle as well though….I thought we were supposed to have the best legal system in the world but this just doesn’t seem right.

I bet if I sold the car on, I’d get a far stiffer sentence that the original thief, AND get ordered to pay back the money.

clubber – yep have his address on both V5 and court extract. Not really interested in vigilante action if that’s what you’re thinking! And he has no money either.

Car was HPI clear as not reported stolen until after I bought it.

Duplicate V5 – anyone can get a V5 for any car for £25 – the DVLA just check with the previous keeper

he had a duplicate v5 but no purchase receipt

altitude will increase the shock pressure relative to ambient. low temperature will decrease it proportionally. But temp is absolute (i.e. measured in kelvin) in thermodynamic terms. So from 20degC to zero you’re talking about well under 10% difference. So I’d suggest mint’s answer about loosing pressure to the shock pump is about right.

One reason you’re getting more sag might be wearing full riding shoes, gear and camelbak. Or maybe your shock is better lubricated and has less stiction once its been on the move a bit.

Had a Mountain Equipment Aquafleece for 10 years and it still looked smart. then the zip broke.

Much skinter these days, so planning on a stealthy black Regatta one to wear for work.

It depends on why you strayed elsewhere….

Based on limited life experience I would suggest it tends to be because something isn’t quite right at home. If a communication issue underlies this, then it’s definitely worth your while trying. As others have said, it might be a make or break type scenario, but it must be better than being in limbo.

Geoff – can’t say I have – perhaps I will in the morning unless he / they are around on the forum…..?

Why the twisted smiley? Haven’t been on here for a while….is there ongoing strife between SS and cetain forum members?

cheers for replies.

the setup (apart from new rotors) is standard, as supplied pre-assembled with the brakes. It lined up OK with the standard rotors.

I wonder if Avid call it a 183 / 185 and I have bought a 180mm rotor?

I’ll have a go at losing one of the tri-align washers and see if that helps.

I think the received wisdom is that it’s not worth getting an engineer in to much at all these days as they’re designed to fail. Unless you’ve got something like a Bosch, Dyson or Miele….

don’t get ya?

yep in theory, although bear in mind that you haven’t got power assisted hydraulics applying very hard, abrasive pads to discs holding back a tonne and a half of metal like in the car!

I would hazard that unless they’re really thin i.e. in danger of developing stress cracks or your calipers won’t adjust far enough in (unlikely seeing as you can make the pads touch with most brakes) you would only see the benefit of new discs if your old ones were contaminated.

judging by the rank “old hot dog” smell that comes from the biofuel manufacturing plant next to my work….business is good!

do they still make Panaracer TrailRakers?

Honda Accord Tourer…..smart looking (esp from the front), easily as reliable as anything VAG, smoother, quieter, more toys…..

Good spot, on the surface of it, been looking for one of these. Wonder where it is made, and what involvement Michelin actually have had, beyond applying their sticker?

ooh – liking the Wusthof in a “getting the job done” way

I would say it’s worth spending slightly more on one of these….

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aoyue-9050-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-30-50W-PCBs-and-more-/290513180040?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item43a3ef5588#ht_2338wt_1139

just out of interest – what’s wrong with your c-max? i was toying with the idea of buying one….

munge – my point was that it is unlikely that the bloke in question was given the information “there’s a woman 800m away who is dying from a heart attack”. For all we know the ambulance might have been called for very general symptoms such as dizziness, shortness of breath etc.

anyone know of a similar project for original Hope Vision 2 LEDs?

I suppose if you’re dealing with life and death every day and you have to fight to get your rest breaks in every day, then maybe it would seem a relatively safe bet not to turn out to a 33 year old woman. Not exactly in a high risk group for a fatal heart attack…

The news article also doesn’t mention what symptoms were reported, as I would guess that this was a factor in the tech’s decision making.

+1 for not cool. mine are always sideways on my head when someone takes a pic of me

re: sensitivity……. a rather well travelled ex of mine told me (uncircumcised) that in her significant experience circumcised men had more staying power.

After recovering from the no so subtle attack on my prowess, she went on to elaborate that she thought it was cos the sensitive bit spends more of its time out in the open, thereby becoming less sensitive. either that or less friction from the “loose bit” during the act itself.

Finally +1 on the “well done for getting it sorted”. got myself in a similar state over a period of 15 years over bollock lumps. It was finally seeing my wife go through childbirth that made me MTFU and go and get em the all clear. never as bad as you imagine!

had a vaude jolly comfort – couldn’t get comfy with it. sold and bought Littlelife – it’s ace!

I would def. recommend going to a broker. It might cost you a couple of hundred quid, but as well as working for you, they also perform due diligence on behalf of the lender.

This worked for us a few years ago when we had a “complicated” story that would have been impossible to explain over the phone to a lender direct. In our case we had good credit but had already sold our own house so had no active mortgage, we were living in temp accomodation and not on electoral roll, I was still on probation in mew job, wife had firm job offer but no contract etc. Our broker just smoothed it over by signing the box for the lender saying that she had checked we could afford it.

cheers – much obliged for help

I'm in the same boat with child no.2 on the way……wondering what I have let myself in for as I only feel I have my head round no.1 for 50% of the time.

There is a certain amount of digging in to be done on your part, both in terms of the grief from the other half and the fact that your life will no longer be yours….

I would second what others have said about trying to enjoy your kids growing up whilst it lasts and accepting the moved goalposts.

BUT the "you're too much of a doormat" comment I couldn't let go. I'd say let the immediate tension dissipate (possibly by going out for a ride) and then have a sit down conversation with your Mrs along the lines of "do you REALLY want me to oblige you less?"

our local paramedic responders use them – so i guess that's a fair old vote of confidence!

(in resale values if nothing else…!)

have bigged it up on facebook… hope it will get some traction….

which will be more than the entrants are likely to get………….. 🙂

seriously though, wonder if the Brownbacks events have cannibalised the NW racing scene a bit? TBH the riding conditions there are much more to my liking.

seathwaite, lakes?

I do this – mainly to drop into a lower gear approaching a steep downhill corner followed by a long downhill into a 20mph limit. It also works to smooth out the type of "drop a gear and hoof it" applications you describe!

I just blip the throttle by enough to raise the revs to the same level they will be when the lower gears go in. Difficult to describe when to do it as its become subconscious, but generally whilst the clutch is in and the gear lever on its way through the gate, but I guess I overlap with clutch in/out as well.

Done well the engine revs at the top of the blip should perfectly match the new engine speed once you let the clutch back in. This has the potential to reduce clutch wear as well as smooth out your driving.

For more info look up heel & toe gear changing and double-declutching on YouTube. Couple more bits of info – if you read the Police & Advanced driving handbook (Roadcraft) it teaches a system of car control that will reduce the need to change gears under pressure like this. Also worth knowing is that the new Nissan 370Z will do this for you automatically! As well as sounding cool, it also reduces the risk of sudden engine braking locking up the rear wheels!

Hope this helps

+1 for rear brake.

I used one to try to equalise the feel between front and rear. rear feels sharper than front now!

****……18 months old and it's an old favourite…..?!

I've barely got my head round a new bike in that time let alone bought it, abandoned it, rebuilt it and rediscovered it! I was expecting something retro!

V v nice looking piece of kit though

Such a waste of time and water

that's why I put a sprinkler on the end of mine and walk away!